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  "description": "Award-winning 009 layout designed to fit a 500mm cube. Simon built it for EXPO Narrow Gauge and shares his methods and techniques so you can try it too.",
  "path": "/loxleybarton/loxleybarton/",
  "publishedAt": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "tags": "Loxley",
  "textContent": "An exercise in minimal space 4mm scale, 9mm gauge 009 modelling\nIn 2004 I visited ExpoNG, a narrow gauge model railway exhibition as I had not done any modelling since my childhood and was curious as to what people were now doing.\n\nAt ExpoNG I was inspired by the fantastic narrow gauge railway modelling on show. in one corner there was a small exhibit named the 'shoebox challenge' where three people had challenged themselves to build a model railway in a shoe box. And they were exquisite!\n\t\nSo I decided that this was something that I could have a bash at and at the very least it would not take up much room and my wife would get a new pair of shoes (also less objections to the mess I would be making!)\n\t\t\nThe Cubic Challenge\nIt turned out the Shoebox competition was a one off and for the following year's ExpoNG Exhibition the Greenwich and District Narrow Gauge Railway Society had set a new challenge - to build a model railway with no elements extending outside of a 500mm cube.\n\nA half meter cube isn't too big and so I drew up plans and built it for the competition.\n\nIt was a great reintroduction back to modelling and I was really pleased with the result.\n\n{loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"}",
  "title": "Loxley Barton Falls - a 009 model railway"
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